Average Elizabeth I Quiz | 15 Questions | People

Answer: Mary I

Mary was Elizabeth's half sister (her mother was Henry VIII's first wife). Edward became king in 1547 after his father died and Mary succeeded him in 1553.

Answer: Anne Boleyn

Here's the run down on Henry's wives:
1. Katherine of Aragon - married Henry's brother in 1501/1502 and then married Henry in 1509. Henry divorced her in 1533 because she had not produced a male heir, though she did have Mary I.
2. Anne Boleyn - She was Katherine of Aragon's lady-in-waiting, and she married Henry in 1533. They had Elizabeth I shortly afterwords. Anne was beheaded in 1536.
3. Jane Seymour - Jane married Henry in 1536, right after Anne's death. She gave him his only surviving male heir, the future Edward VI, but died days later in 1537.
4. Anne of Cleves - She married Henry in 1540, but they hated each other on sight. They were divorced within six months, though Anne got a palace and a few other things out of it.
5. Katherine Howard - She was about 20 when she married Henry in 1540, and she had an affair during their two year marriage. She was imprisoned and later beheaded on February 13, 1542.
6. Katherine Parr - She married Henry in 1543, and was married to him at the time of his death in 1547. She married soon after Thomas Seymour, the uncle of Edward VI, but died in childbirth in 1548.

Answer: 3

Mary and Edward were the two who succeeded to the throne, and Elizabeth had another brother, Henry Fitzroy, who was the illegitimate son of Henry VIII. It is possible that there were other half-siblings whose royal parentage was never acknowledged.

Answer: No

She was born on September 7, 1533.

Answer: Roanoke

Roanoke was established in 1587. Jamestown was founded in 1607 and Virginia became a royal settlement in 1624.

Answer: they were cousins

Henry VIII's sister, Margaret Tudor, married James IV of Scotland, Mary's grandfather. Mary's son, James VI of Scotland, later became James I of England.

Answer: James VI of Scotland

He was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth's cousin. By the way: James VII of Scotland was also James II of England (this was before it was known as the United Kingdom.) Oh, and I do hope no one put Elizabeth II... she's not THAT old, you know.

Answer: 1588

Answer: False

He started his playwriting career during her reign.

Answer: Anglican Church

Though Henry VIII spoke out in defence of the Catholic church against the criticisms of Martin Luther, when it came to his "great matter", namely his wish to have his first marriage annulled, Henry fell out with Rome. The eventual outcome of the matter was that Henry separated from Rome and formed the Anglican Church, allowing him to marry Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn.

Answer: 1588

He was Robert, Earl of Leicester, who was already married. When Robert's wife died in 1560, it was thought by many that he killed her, thus making him unsuitable for the queen. Nonetheless, he was still her first love, and the one she had loved the most.

Answer: Virginia

She was nicknamed the Virgin Queen.

Answer: Stuart

Answer: Henry VII

Henry VIII was Elizabeth's father, Arthur was her uncle, and William was the first king of the house of Normandy.

Answer: True

That's why she was called the Virgin Queen.